Overview
- The comedian made the comment during a live appearance on ITV's This Morning while promoting her Ruby Wax: Absolutely Famous tour.
- Her quip came as she recalled interviewing Donald Trump around 2000 for her BBC series Ruby’s American Pie after laughing at his stated goal of becoming president.
- Wax quickly tried to retract the line on air, asking, “Can you erase that bit?” and stressing it was “all in jest.”
- Reactions on X were split, with some users accusing her of advocating violence and others finding the exchange humorous.
- Coverage as of Wednesday reports no broadcaster sanctions or legal actions related to the broadcast.